Friday, June 30, 2017

"By all accounts, the modern e-cigarette is the invention of Chinese pharmacist Han Li, who created it in 2003 as a smoking-cessation aid."

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/healthcare/329829-the-rise-of-vaping-has-nothing-to-do-with-big-tobacco

Monday, June 19, 2017

http://nurse.org/articles/how-to-become-a-disney-nurse/?utm_campaign=5735&bid=5735&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook

As of June 19, 2017 there is a medical assistant job, but no nurse job.

I didn't see a pharmacist job, but some people would find it great to be able to work for Disney in the healthcare field.

Saturday, June 3, 2017

Flashback from 2015:
Community and big-name pharmacies and hospitals are all dealing with the same problem. In El Paso, there are only 60 pharmacists for every 100,000 people, but in other Texas cities the ratio is much higher where there are 90 pharmacists for every 100,000 people.
http://cbs4local.com/news/local/el-paso-faces-shortage-of-pharmacists

Is it the air quality, the dry heat, or something else? I met a guy who used to live there and he said people were laid back.

Friday, April 28, 2017

3 year old news, gun toting robbers flee independent Arizona pharmacy because a pharmacist pulled out a gun. One robbed pharmacy stopped carrying it and put up a big sign advising would-be-robbers it was not stocked there.

Video below.
http://www.azcentral.com/videos/news/local/phoenix/2014/04/21/7986887/

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Coming to a vaccine near you in the vague future..... a vaccine that doesn't have to be kept in the fridge. How? A materials scientist discovered that silica can be a good buffer. The only problem, is that it's not yet manufacturer ready. She is trying hard to get it ready. Read more below.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/keeping-vaccines-safe-tiny-cages-180963045/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20170426-daily-responsive&spMailingID=28815659&spUserID=NzQwNDU5NzkxMTkS1&spJobID=1023833918&spReportId=MTAyMzgzMzkxOAS2

Saturday, April 22, 2017

In a week it'll be time to get rid of your uneeded drugs. Are you excited?

https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/

To find the location nearest you click below.
https://apps.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/SEARCH-NTBI